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"She is a rebel now." A festival promo trailer has debuted for a Turkish indie sci-fi film called Once Upon a Time in the Future: 2121, which is still showing on the fest circuit now after premiering last year. It's actually a major achievement - this is the first sci-fi feature film made by a woman in Turkey, and it's also apparently Turkey's first sustainable film. Set in the future when Earth is uninhabitable due to climate crisis & famine. The few survivors form colonies and live in underground blocks. According to "The Scarcity Laws" of the Young Administration which controls this system, old generations must be destroyed in exchange for new lives. The life of a family that lives in one of the blocks is changed by a new baby they are expecting. A fascinating modern Turkish mashup between Silo and Logan's Run - or so it seems. Starring Selen Öztürk,...

It's nice to come across 'firsts' isn't it? I knew someone once and we'd always point out our firsts whenever they happened. Simple things, like trying out a new ethnic food to seeing a classic horror flick at a rep screening for the first time. Simple things, you know?    Other firsts are a lot more significant however. Case in point, Serpil Altin's Turkish sci-fi flick, Once Upon A Time In The Future: 2121. Significant because it is the first sci-fi film to be directed by a woman in the country. Also significant because it is an award-winning sci-fi film. Best Film at London Sci-Fi Film Festival. Best Sci-fi Feature at Phoenix International Horror & Sci-fi Film Festival. Best Director at Not Film Fest. Best...

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